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Meiosis Lecture Guided Notes

Meiosis is the process that generates genetic variation and involves two rounds of cell division. It reduces the number of chromosomes from diploid to haploid. There are two main types of genetic variation introduced during meiosis: crossover and independent assortment. Crossover occurs during prophase I and involves the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes, while independent assortment of homologous chromosomes occurs during metaphase I and anaphase I.

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Meiosis Lecture Guided Notes

Meiosis is the process that generates genetic variation and involves two rounds of cell division. It reduces the number of chromosomes from diploid to haploid. There are two main types of genetic variation introduced during meiosis: crossover and independent assortment. Crossover occurs during prophase I and involves the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes, while independent assortment of homologous chromosomes occurs during metaphase I and anaphase I.

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Meiosis lecture guided notes

Overview
The differences we see in individuals is made possible by a process called
__________.

Diploid means there are ___ sets of chromosomes. Haploid means there is ___ set of
chromosomes.

The two sex cells in humans, among other species are _____ and ____. These two
sex cells are _______ and the zygote is _______.

In humans there are __ diploid chromosomes, but only __ homologous


chromosomes.
Genetic Variation
The two types of genetic variation in meiosis are ________ ____ and __________
___________.

Explain in your own words what crossing over is:

Explain in your own words what independent assortment is:

Number of arrangements for 3


homologous pairs
Using the formula from the lecture find out how many different arrangements of
homologous chromosomes there are for humans. _________________
What would you say is the significance of genetic variation?

Stages of meiosis
There are ___ phases in meiosis.
List each phase of meiosis in the correct order. Remember the way to remember
the phases is PMAT.

Crossing over happens in _________ of meiosis and independent assortment happens


in the ________ stage.

Fill in each box as 2n (diploid) or n (haploid).

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